Saturday, February 01, 1964

Attention! Kyo-sei asked a monk, "What is the sound outside the
door?" The monk said, "It is the sound of raindrops." Kyo-sei said,
"All sentient beings are deluded by the idea of self and by the
idea of the world as subjective or objective (as permanent).

Commentary:

Kyo-sei has seen through the monk, who thinks he is not caught
by the "objective" sound of the raindrops, but he who actually is
caught by the sound of raindrops in his subjective world.

The monk said, "How about yourself?" (In other words, "I have
the raindrops in my clear mind. How about you?")
Kyo-sei said, "People may say I am not deluded by myself or by the
raindrops." (Original text says: "I am almost not deluded
myself.")

Commentary:

Kyo-sei is just listening to the sound of raindrops. There is
nothing but raindrops.

The monk said, "What do you mean by: you are regarded not to be
deluded yourself?" The monk cannot understand why Kyo-sei doesn't
say definitely that he is not deluded by himself and that he hears
the raindrops clearly in his mind.

Kyo-sei said, "Even though it is not difficult to be free from
the objective world (and to make a clear statement) it is difficult
to express reality fully on each occasion.

GIVE THE MONK 30 BLOWS!

IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS REALITY FULLY ON EACH
OCCASION!!!!!!!

Commentary:

When my master and I were walking in the rain, he would say, "Do
not walk so fast, the rain is everywhere."

Appreciatory Word:

When the voice of the raindrops covers the whole world, even an
expert cannot give any answer (because he himself is also the
raindrops).

Even though you say the voice of raindrops is nothing but your
mind, that is not a perfect answer (of full understanding).
Southern and Northern mountains, all over the world, are covered by
the heavy rain.